CULTURE

Edward Snowden has requested asylum in Ecuador, an official of the South American country confirmed.

All we know about the “Mad Men” season finale is that Don Draper will have difficulties and nobody will die (if you believe Matthew Weiner).

Despite excitement over the cases before the court this week, the justices could use a technical question to avoid substantive rulings.

The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor will be back in business just in time for the celebration of the U.S. Independence Day.

A new cat breed popularly known as the “poodle cat” has exploded in notoriety.

KTLA published an email sent to colleagues a day before the reporter's death in a fiery car crash.

Gossip giant Gawker Media has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by former interns who say they weren't paid for their work.

Officials have evacuated the small mountain town of South Fork in southwestern Colorado as a wildfire gets within 5 miles of the area.

A stunt plane crashed at an air show near Dayton, Ohio, killing two people.

Jake Tapper was calling out the Obama administration's enforcement of the Espionage Act back in February 2012.

In light of his many recent controversies, singer Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to the defense of her friend and touring partner, Justin Bieber.

The petition to pardon the whistle-blower passed the necessary 100,000 signatures.

“Devious Maids,” a new TV show set to make its debut on Lifetime, has courted controversy because of its depiction of Latinas.

Walle, a four-year-old mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound, won the "World’s Ugliest Dog 2013" title, in a contest held on Friday.

The first trailer of Steve Jobs biopic, "Jobs," starring Ashton Kutcher released on Friday to positive reviews from critics.

Southwest Airlines resumed services late midnight on Friday after a computer glitch temporarily grounded flights.

Kim Kardashian scoffed at rumors in March during a Jay Leno talk show that her daughter would be named North West.

People around the world celebrated the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, on Friday.

Celebrity chef Paula Deen has been fired by the Food Network following her racial slur scandal.

One woman is dead, and two others are missing because of a boating accident in Lake Powell between Arizona and Utah.

The sudden death of James Gandolfini may change the way some of us view the series finale of “The Sopranos.”

The recent NSA surveillance scandal signals a major downside to online tracking. Could private search engines be the answer?

A Texas police officer received a little surprise when he pulled over a driver during a traffic stop: He was attacked by a pet monkey.

A reputed KKK member allegedly and bizarrely also tried to enlist Jews to kill Muslims with the device.

With A-listers like James Franco and Zach Braff turning to crowd-funding, SAG-AFTRA said Friday that offering movie roles to backers on Kickstarter and Indiegogo violates union contracts.

Following the wave of criticism over her first apology for racist remarks, the celebrity chef releases a video statement begging for forgiveness.

"True Blood" fans can catch a glimpse of the new weapon that humans have against vampires before episode two, "The Sun," airs on Sunday, June 23.

Chris Brown and Rihanna are no longer on speaking terms, and the artist even wants a track he recorded with her removed from his upcoming album.

Police say a man armed with a shotgun shot one person at a law firm before entering a Wal-Mart where he shot three more people.